tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5867092592299698030..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Taking home a pretty pebble from the beachUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78270528543028194882017-04-14T03:41:10.008-07:002017-04-14T03:41:10.008-07:00God's butt teeheeGod's butt teeheeMrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55618763013916924202017-04-14T02:28:26.779-07:002017-04-14T02:28:26.779-07:00See my latest post.See my latest post.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81382408149432199262017-04-14T01:37:55.464-07:002017-04-14T01:37:55.464-07:00P.S. I sent an Irish priest who had a friend in Co...P.S. I sent an Irish priest who had a friend in Connemara off on a mission to find antique material once. He was going to finance a street-kids relief mission in Brazil on the profits.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57601512429615872322017-04-14T01:35:48.765-07:002017-04-14T01:35:48.765-07:00That sounds like an expensive kitchen! I think gar...That sounds like an expensive kitchen! I think garnets are classified as semi-precious aren't they?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71159529828609529762017-04-14T01:34:28.870-07:002017-04-14T01:34:28.870-07:00There butt for the grace of God...There butt for the grace of God...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90518408166512244702017-04-14T01:33:42.611-07:002017-04-14T01:33:42.611-07:00Connemara is the oldest marble in the world, geolo...Connemara is the oldest marble in the world, geologically speaking. It is no longer possible to get good quality Connemara in large sheets but they still quarry inferior stuff. A friend of mine found some sheets of antique stuff hidden away in a yard and he was able to retire comfortably on the profit.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2387221985532970292017-04-14T01:30:42.951-07:002017-04-14T01:30:42.951-07:00Oh - it was me who misread! Tuna would have been e...Oh - it was me who misread! Tuna would have been easier.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38765263560196506962017-04-13T17:17:11.630-07:002017-04-13T17:17:11.630-07:00I do love stones, marbles and the like, though I c...I do love stones, marbles and the like, though I can only afford the lesser ones. A friend recently put some stone in her kitchen that had garnets scattered throughout. I loved that. I would like to have lots of semi-precious geodes and crystals. Just so beautiful.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34024836936088978492017-04-13T16:36:11.252-07:002017-04-13T16:36:11.252-07:00Oh my word if I had a quid for every time I inform...Oh my word if I had a quid for every time I informed a customer that we had the very thing they had been pulling the city and the internet apart looking for...I could buy a coffee hehe. No really, although the other day I told a guy we had no half inch butt hinges left, only to find them 30 minutes later. The name butt hinge makes me giggle. I'm off to Google Cotham marble.MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26630164466358056472017-04-13T12:51:20.255-07:002017-04-13T12:51:20.255-07:00Tuna, tuna, tuna (sandwich)!Tuna, tuna, tuna (sandwich)!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67610484070292274912017-04-13T11:55:42.236-07:002017-04-13T11:55:42.236-07:00I have a large (to me) lump of Connemara green mar...I have a large (to me) lump of Connemara green marble in my front garden. I found it at the road side in Galway and thought to give it a home.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8667311774101508412017-04-13T11:36:44.443-07:002017-04-13T11:36:44.443-07:00I googled Cotham Marble; really pretty indeed.
Gre...I googled Cotham Marble; really pretty indeed.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91390150352317353562017-04-13T10:27:52.457-07:002017-04-13T10:27:52.457-07:00Niche is an understatement, Weave. Yes, there are ...Niche is an understatement, Weave. Yes, there are a lot of obsessives around...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11661787487301214682017-04-13T10:27:04.631-07:002017-04-13T10:27:04.631-07:00I did import tons of tufa from Canada. You did not...I did import tons of tufa from Canada. You did not misread!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77572937437631702452017-04-13T07:40:15.336-07:002017-04-13T07:40:15.336-07:00I guess it is a bit of a niche market Tom, but I l...I guess it is a bit of a niche market Tom, but I love the way enthusiasts rave about their particular love.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71125154689540720422017-04-13T06:50:36.846-07:002017-04-13T06:50:36.846-07:00 I missread and thought that you had once tried to... I missread and thought that you had once tried to import to tons of tuna from Canada!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46512130896052767582017-04-13T04:09:57.076-07:002017-04-13T04:09:57.076-07:00It was used a lot in the 18th century for rustic f...It was used a lot in the 18th century for rustic follies and grottoes and I was restoring one. Cot ham Marble was generally used in pietra jura inlay. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13323580731094973542017-04-13T03:04:21.888-07:002017-04-13T03:04:21.888-07:00I have never heard of Cotham Marble Tom, nor Tufa,...I have never heard of Cotham Marble Tom, nor Tufa, so googled them both, read of and viewed images.<br />The former is a beautiful thing and the latter, well, not so aesthetically beautiful. What did you do with the latter?<br />Anna :o]<br />hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.com